Self-help information through various links, documents, publications, etc. Check the Community Directory Channel for more resources.
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Contracts and Warranties
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Consumer Rights in Auto Repossessions
(Separate Website)
Lawline FAQ: Before a lender can repossess your car you must have used your car as collateral for the loan and you must have defaulted on your contract with the lender. Usually, when you borrow money to buy a car, you have to use the car as collateral. If you do so and get behind on your payments, your contract will say that you have defaulted and your car may be repossessed. Although your contract with the lender governs the default and the repossession, you still have certain rights under state and federal law.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
Consumers' Right to Cancel Door-to-door Sales Contracts
(Separate Website)
Lawline FAQ: A consumer's right to cancel certain contracts is referred to as his "right to rescind" that contract. When consumers are in their own, or someone else's home they cannot walk away from a salesperson as they would in a retail store, and they are often persuaded to make a purchase by a skillful salesperson. For that reason, there are both state and federal laws which allow consumers to cancel credit sales contracts entered into in such situations.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
Credit Cards and Charge Accounts
(Separate Website)
Lawline FAQ: A credit card is a convenience which lets the consumer buy goods and services without having to carry cash and checkbooks. This plastic card represents the legal agreement you have with a creditor such as a department store or bank.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
E-consumer.com: Your site for cross-border e-commerce complaints
(Separate Website)
On April 24, 2001, responding to the challenges of multinational Internet fraud, and working to enhance consumer protection and consumer confidence in e-commerce, thirteen countries unveiled econsumer.gov, a joint effort to gather and share cross-border e-commerce complaints
By: Federal Trade Commission
Basic Importing and Exporting
(Separate Website)
These web pages contain information, regulations and forms relating to importing and exporting goods to and from the U.S. to other countries.
By: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
FTC Web Site: E-Commerce and The Internet
(Separate Website)
Education is a key tool to prevent consumer injury. In this section of our website, you’ll find publications with advice on avoiding scams and rip-offs, as well as tips on other consumer topics.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Personal Financial Resources
(Separate Website)
This web site contains information and educational materials about: (1) Consumer Banking, (2) Consumer Protection, (3) Economics, (4) Home and Mortgages, (5) Interest Rates, (6) Loans and Credit, and much much more!
By: Federal Reserve System
South Carolina Bad Check Law
(Separate Website)
Lawline FAQ: If a person pays for goods or services with a check and that check is then dishonored by the bank on which it is written, you may be able to collect on the check by proceeding under the so-called South Carolina Bad Check law.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
The Savvy Consumer's Guide - Long Distance Shopping Guide
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Consumer Affairs
Foreclosure Bankruptcy Brochure A roadmap on how to handle foreclosures.
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
National Association of Consumer Advocates
(Separate Website)
The National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) is a nationwide organization of more than 1500 members who represent and have represented hundreds of thousands of consumers victimized by fraudulent, abusive and predatory business practices
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
National Consumer Law Center
(Separate Website)
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) is the nation?s consumer law expert, helping consumers, their advocates, and public policy makers use powerful and complex consumer laws on behalf of low-income and vulnerable Americans seeking economic justice.
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
Rules of the Road on What Debts to Pay First A list of rules you should follow when trying to eliminate debt.
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs
(Separate Website)
The primary function of SCDCA is to regulate the consumer credit marketplace, to resolve any complaint arising out of the production, promotion or sale of consumer goods or services in South Carolina, whether or not credit is involved, and to promote a healthy competitive business climate with mutual confidence between buyers and sellers.
By: South Carolina Legal Services - Columbia
Basic Importing and Exporting
(Separate Website)
These web pages contain information, regulations and forms relating to importing and exporting goods to and from the U.S. to other countries.
By: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Brochure 12124 - ICAN: Investing in Communities and Neighborhoods
(Separate Website)
ICAN is a program through which DSS helps participants gain new work skills in unpaid service positions with local organizations. PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Social Services
Buying Franchises and Business Opportunities (A Consumer Guide)
(Separate Website)
This web site contains information for people planning to start up their own businesses, or purchase a franchise in another business. The web site includes information about scams to sell businesses, marketing scams, rights to trade names, and other consumer issues.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Early Childhood Facilities Development and Finance in Low-Income Neighborhoods
(Separate Website)
Early Childhood Facilities Development and Finance in Low-Income Neighborhoods • An outline discussion on why facilities are important to the field of early childhood care and education.
By: National Economic Development and Law Center
Professional and Occupational Licensing Boards - List of Boards
(Separate Website)
By: SC Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
Establishing a Nonprofit Organization
(Separate Website)
The Learning Lab of the Foundation Center has introduced a free online tutorial on "Establishing a Nonprofit Organization." Learn all about board development, bylaws, tax exemption, staff recruitment, and fundraising for newly established nonprofit organizations. With links to online toolkits and important, basic tax forms, this could be a place to start if you are in the process of creating a local nonprofit organization. You'll learn how to select individuals to serve on your board of directors and you'll find convenient links to the federal government forms that you'll need to establish your organization as a nonprofit. You'll also find out how to set up appropriate bylaws for running your organization as well as gain access to valuable tips for recruiting and managing staff and developing your fundraising program.
By: The Foundation Center
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